Students learn about endometriosis

Some teenage students at Tilden High School learned about a condition that affects one in 10 women in the U.S.

Endometriosis is a disease where the lining of the uterus, which is normally shed during menstruation, also grows outside of the uterus. It can grow on intestines, the bladder, rectum or outside of the reproductive organs.

The Endometriosis Foundation of America says the disease affects women of childbearing age from the start of one's period to menopause.

The Endometriosis Foundation of America says birth control, painkillers, diet and exercise can manage the disease. They say the only way to treat the disease is to go in and do laparoscopic excision surgery to remove lesions.